As the 2023 New Mexico legislative session winds down, it warrants mention of yet another bill of distraction pushed by GOP members of the House: HB 487. The bill, sponsored by New Mexico reps. Rod Montoya (R-1), Martin Zamora (R-63), Tanya Mirabal (R-7), John Block (R-51), and Alan Martinez (R-23), smacks of attacks on CRT and “wokeness,” but with a New Mexico twist. The bill proposes prohibiting the teaching of Critical Raza Theory in public schools, or subjects…